Analysis
HTS 5601.30.00 covers textile flock and dust and mill neps under heading 5601 (wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibers, not exceeding 5 mm in…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 3.6% to 6.3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5601.22.00 (of man-made fibers), at 6.3%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 6.3 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 35% of the 51 tariff lines in chapter 56. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
The other lines in the same group are 5601.21.00 (wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: of cotton, 3.6%), 5601.22.00 (of man-made fibers, 6.3%) and 5601.29.00 (wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: other, 4%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5601.21.00 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: of cotton | 3.6% |
| 5601.22.00 | Of man-made fibers | 6.3% |
| 5601.29.00 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: other | 4% |